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Recent Examples of throne
Selome Hailu, Variety, 31 May 2025
The Broncos remain in position to knock the annoying Kansas City Chiefs off their AFC West throne.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
And like Clemson last year, LSU de-throned the defending champion in the title game (winning 42-25), though this one was on a 29-game winning streak.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 14 Jan. 2020
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Noun
So there is a mutual respect for rolling in the dirt, and now sitting on their thrones.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 31 May 2025
The Broncos remain in position to knock the annoying Kansas City Chiefs off their AFC West throne.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Verb
Kate Daly, relationship expert and cofounder of online divorce service amicable, shared the pros and cons of throning.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
And like Clemson last year, LSU de-throned the defending champion in the title game (winning 42-25), though this one was on a 29-game winning streak.
—Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 14 Jan. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for throne
Noun
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And just the thought of that being possible nearly topples me out of my seat.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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As the police ordered him to stop, Wilson jumped in the driver’s seat of a rental car.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2025
Verb
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Westford Academy senior Ryan Kyle set the bar early, crowning himself state champion with a new state record, 51.72, in the 400-meter hurdles.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
6 June 2025
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The last two teams standing in the double-elimination bracket compete in a best-of-three showdown that crowns the national champion.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The pedestal elevates the main motherboard chamber, which is exposed for all to see.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 May 2025
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The monument, which was on the grounds of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, featured a bronze Confederate soldier atop a pedestal and was erected in 1911 as part of a reunion of former Confederate soldiers.—
Amir Mahmoud,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
Verb
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He was enthroned in 2021 as the third bishop of the Melbourne Eparchy.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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Khan’s populist and polarizing bid to regain power has been dealt a huge, most likely fatal blow by the institution that once enthroned Khan.—
Aqil Shah,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2023
Noun
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There’s something uniquely elegant about a sporty jacket with a stand collar or funnel neck zipped right to the top, with material slightly shrouding the chin.—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
16 June 2025
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Drop to your knees, rolling to the top of your knees to protect your knee caps.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
16 June 2025
Noun
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The new Compton High School, which will open this fall, stands as a pinnacle example: Teachers will not have their own classrooms — but will conduct classes in various spaces depending on topic and availability.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025
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To most, the rivalry matchup with the Padres was the pinnacle of the postseason.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The attack comes as tensions have reached new heights over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.—
Jon Gambrell,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 June 2025
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For the past four years, a fleet of drone vessels has purposefully steered into the heart of hurricanes to gather information on a storm’s wind speeds, wave heights and, critically, the complex transfer of heat and moisture between the ocean and the air right above it.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Thanks to courses in communication studies, students are schooled in the evolving business models of the creative industries, and dive into allyship and advocacy through sound studies and the school’s eminence in audiology.—
Todd Gilchrist,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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The eminence whom the film casts as the prime mover of benevolent governance is Nelson Rockefeller, a liberal Republican (the breed wasn’t uncommon then) who was the state’s governor from 1959 to 1973.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Throne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throne. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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